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Coffee Mug with the Monogram of William T. Walters
1864
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
This white porcelain coffee cup has the monogram of William T. Walters in gold as well as gold rims.
Monogrammed dining services were essential items in wealthy 19th-century households. The diaries of George A. Lucas, a Paris-based art agent, record that he and William were coordinating the ordering of a set of monogrammed Sèvres porcelain in late 1864. More items were ordered in the following years, from Sèvres or directly from Pillivuyt, often by the dozen.
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- Title: Coffee Mug with the Monogram of William T. Walters
- Creator: French
- Date Created: 1864
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: French, Manufacturer: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, active 1756-present)
- Provenance: Commissioned by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1864; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931 [1]. [1] Found in the former Walters residence at 5 West Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore
- Object Type: cups
- Medium: porcelain
- Inscriptions: [Monogram] WTW
- Exhibitions: From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2014-2016.
- Dimensions: H: 2 1/2 x W with handles: 3 3/8 x D: 2 7/16 in. (6.3 x 8.5 x 6.2 cm)
- Credit Line: Commissioned by William T. Walters, 1864
- Classification: Ceramics
- Accession Number: 48.1874
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